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| 01/13/24 - Home | 57-70 L |
| 01/19/23 - Away | 68-73 L |
| 01/20/22 - Home | 69-56 W |
| 02/26/21 - Neutral | 71-41 W |
| 01/21/21 - Away | 64-58 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bottineau is 8-2 against Westhope/Newburg since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Bottineau Braves/Stars will venture away from home to face off against the Westhope/Newburg Sioux at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Bottineau sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-61 win over Hazen. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves/Stars.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Westhope/Newburg on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Berthold out of the water with an 86-33 final score. The matchup marked the Sioux's most dominant victory of the season so far.
Westhope/Newburg's win came from a few key players Bottineau will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Walker Braaten, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. His evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Bailey, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 20 points and five assists.
Westhope/Newburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
The win got Bottineau back to even at 5-5. As for Westhope/Newburg, their record now sits at 7-2.
Bottineau came up short against Westhope/Newburg in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 70-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Braaten, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. Now that Bottineau knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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